Man rescued from tree on Kent’s East Hill

Published 5:29 pm Sunday, October 18, 2015

For the Reporter

Kent firefighters helped an injured man down from a tree he was attempting to top Sunday morning in the 12200 block of Southeast 270 Street on East Hill.

The man was about 30 feet up the tree when he was injured and unable to climb down around 11:45 a.m. The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority’s aerial ladder helped firefighters bring the man down.

The man’s injury was treated at the scene. He was transported to a local hospital for more treatment.